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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: American Nurses Association President Dr. Ernest Grant
American Nurses Association President Dr. Ernest Grant, who called nurses “warriors without armor” in their fight against COVID-19, will participate in a live fireside chat on Friday, May 15. Dr. Grant will discuss the role of nurses in the global pandemic and his priorities for 2020, "The International Year of the Nurse." This special Newsmaker event will be delivered via livestream as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series. A recent survey conducted by the ANA of more than 20,000 nurses nationwide found that 66% of American nurses lacked the necessary personal protective…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack
Thomas J. Vilsack, the 32nd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will speak at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners event at 2 p.m. Friday, March 26. Secretary Vilsack was confirmed on February 23, 2021 to lead the Department of Agriculture – a role in which he served for eight years under President Barack Obama. He is the second longest serving agriculture secretary. Vilsack is slated to speak about some of his priorities for the coming term including transforming America’s food system, creating fairer markets for producers, ensuring equity, developing new income opportunities with climate…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), lead House manager of the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump, will speak Monday, March 8 at 2 p.m. at a National Press Club virtual Headliner event. Raskin will discuss how the United States can move forward amid polarized politics. The one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Opening remarks from Raskin will be followed by a moderated question-and-answer session. Viewers may…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna
Mercy Corps CEO, Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, will address the humanitarian mission and efforts to protect the world’s most vulnerable communities during a global pandemic at a National Press Club Headliners Virtual Newsmaker event at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 25. With nearly 6,000 team members, Mercy Corps serves in more than 40 countries, including conflict zones and difficult access areas. It is one of the largest non-governmental aid organizations that is working to meet the needs in Syria – now in its 10th year of sustained conflict. Mercy Corps’ COVID-specific response has reached more than 15…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: U.S. Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond
Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, will discuss its mission and accomplishments of the space force in its first year as an independent branch at. National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event at 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 3. Raymond will address threats to access and freedom to maneuver in space, the branch's work to enhance strategic stability, further global alliances and partnerships, and its work in establishing norms of behavior -- the effects of which can extend well beyond the space domain. This one-hour…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
In the summer of 1968, just a few days before the start of the Democratic National Convention and mere months after the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Chicago to protest the War in Vietnam and what they believed was a broken democratic system. What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with police and the National Guard. By the convention’s end, hundreds of protestors had been injured and arrested, and eight of the protest’s organizers were indicted for violating the Rap Brown law…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Former Hostages Discuss Diplomatic Changes Needed to Bring Americans Home
A panel of former hostages will discuss how the U.S. government can end the use of hostage-taking as a diplomatic tool at a National Press Club Headliners event Friday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. The Biden Administration said earlier this month that recovering Americans held hostage or unlawfully detained in foreign countries is a top tenet in its diplomacy. “In my call with families of loved ones held hostage or wrongfully detained abroad, I reaffirmed that their family members are a top priority in our diplomatic engagement,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrote on Twitter after speaking with…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Girl Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith Batty
On Thursday, February 11, Girl Scouts of the USA Interim CEO Judith Batty will deliver a live national address on how the organization has pivoted in their operations since the pandemic began, how they have persevered in this “new normal” and what we can expect from the organization moving forward, including the annual anticipated tradition of cookie sales. This 1-hour program will stream live at 1:00 p.m. ET as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Newsmaker series, and is accessible to both the media and members of the general public free-of-charge. Judith Batty grew up in Girl Scouting…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary
Panera CEO Niren Chaudhary will address the future of restaurants post-COVID-19 at a virtual National Press Club Headliners Newsmaker event on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. Chaudhary took the helm at Panera in May 2019, just eight months before Covid-19 emerged. The ensuing "stay-at-home" directives forced restaurants, bars and other gathering places to rethink their business models. As the pandemic progressed, restaurants had to adapt -- sometimes weekly -- to changing restrictions. Chaudhary will discuss how the restaurant industry is working to survive in a time of reduced or no capacity,…
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NPC Virtual Newsmaker: SPLC President & CEO Margaret Huang
Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), will speak on the increase in hate crimes in America and the current state of white supremacist groups in our nation at a National Press Club Virtual Newsmaker event at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 16. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Huang in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected], with “SPLC” in the subject line.
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